Just before the closing scenes of the Cretaceous Period, India was a rogue subcontinent on a collision course with Asia. Before the two landmasses merged, however, India rafted over a "hot spot" within the Earth's crust, ...
Plants & Animals
Feb 17, 2022
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With another smoggy winter hanging over the vast and thickly populated Indo-Gangetic plains, there are fears of serious health consequences to more than 600 million people living in northern India and Nepal as well as in ...
Environment
Dec 14, 2021
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In India, following the enactment of the law on prevention and repatriation of sexual harassment of women at work (POSH) in 2013, governing bodies in higher education have issued several policies and guidelines. However, ...
Social Sciences
Dec 9, 2021
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Technology is a big part of life in India. For example, street vendors and rickshawallahs use cellphones, the internet and Aadhar cards—12-digit identification numbers given to every citizen based on their biometric and ...
Other
Dec 9, 2021
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As the global economic recovery from COVID-19 continues, decisions regarding emissions strategies can have important implications on regional climate change. A new paper in Environmental Research Letters explores the impact ...
Environment
Dec 8, 2021
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Indian authorities issued an alert, shut schools and canceled trains in parts of the country on Friday as rescue teams braced for a tropical storm brewing in the Bay of Bengal.
Environment
Dec 3, 2021
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New Delhi struggles with pollution year-round, but the problem becomes acute during fall and winter months. On Wednesday, the concentration of tiny pollution particles was nearly 30 times above the level deemed safe over ...
Environment
Nov 17, 2021
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Crop and varietal diversity are critically important for global food and nutrition security, as well as the livelihoods of millions of people, especially those living in marginal areas. This diversity includes many different ...
Ecology
Nov 12, 2021
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New research by the universities of Kent, Warwick and Notre Dame (United States) has found that sex-selective abortion is lower in India districts with a Muslim state legislator, consistent with a higher reported aversion ...
Social Sciences
Nov 11, 2021
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Crackling flames and plumes of smoke rise from the earth as farmers set their fields alight in northern India—an annual post-harvest practice that shrouds New Delhi in toxic smog.
Environment
Nov 10, 2021
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